Grotbags S1E8 - The Wild Gerbil of Gloucester (1991) FULL EPISODE
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Grotbags of course spent most of the 80s trying to catch Emu and take him away from the Pink Windmill. That all ended in 1989 when EMU-TV finished, but a couple of years later she was back with her own spin-off series. So what's changed? Well, everything, really. Grotbags's motivation is now simply that she hates brats, and the action is confined to a few rooms in the grotto. Croc, Redford and Grovel are no more, having been replaced by Doris the Dodo, Colin the Bat (who did sort of appear in Emu's Wide World, but never as a fully-fledged character), and a few other puppets. The pace is a lot more pedestrian, but the scripts are strong and un-patronising (as kids' TV goes), with some genuinely funny set-ups, punchlines and visual gags. And, anyway, if it's got Carol Lee Scott in it, one can't help but crack a smile.
Although this episode was originally broadcast in late 1991, everything points to the date of this particular recording being 28th October 1992. Obviously it must have been repeated a year on. Also, look out for some CITV in-vision continuity provided by Tommy Boyd.
This recording comes courtesy of Jason - many, many thanks to him!
(Please remember that this is an off-air VHS recording, so don't go expecting 1080p HD quality. I'm fairly certain that this video isn't commercially available, and I've uploaded it for its historic interest only. That said, if you are a copyright holder and object, please don't hesitate to contact me.)
RIP Grotbag. This was my childhood right here!
my son who is 7 has just laughed all the way thru this episode. timeless
That's genuinely great to hear! I hope more of the next generation get to experience the magnificence of Grotbags. :-)
Her little furry friend looks like our Alf alien creature tv show we had in the USA! I was a kid and loved Alf 🙂
Now cosplaying as Grotbags at Liverpool Comic Con
We need pics. ;-)
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czcams.com/video/nDSYYtRIOT0/video.html Also footage of me from Liverpool Comic Con :3
bloody brilliant
Damn my childhood as well!
I love grotbags she’s funny
(Well, here's a development: CZcams's AI detected this as being "Made for Kids", but then a little while later, without me doing anything, then decided it _wasn't_ made for kids, but still wiped eight years' worth of comments anyway. Ho-hum.)
'hug' Ah well at least the comments have been re-activated at least. :)
@@David315842 There's definitely something funny going on, but it's a start...
@@VideotapeFTW Indeed. :) BTW thanks again for the nostalgia. :)
RIP
Does this show take place in the Emuverse Canon, or is it set in it's own weird little universe?
I see it as being in the same Emuverse, but with Grotbags having admitted defeat and getting on with other things. Or maybe it's an origins story?
I'm here because the Shrouded Hand channel said this show traumatized him as a child....her cauldron. I've never seen it so I had to check it out and I'm already hooked! 💚 🧹🪄
It's got to be said, but that's a really unexpected thing for anyone to be traumatised by! The cauldron is really a friendly and gentle, even camp character.
Still, good to have you aboard!